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2023 Legislative Preview: Will New Faces and Budget Constraints Change Housing Focus in Sacramento?

Budget constraints and a notable number of new legislators complicate California’s ability to sustain the recent pace of passing housing legislation. Despite these shifting dynamics, however, over 100 bills pertaining to housing and homelessness were introduced for the 2023 legislative session.

Our new commentary highlights a few key themes in the bills introduced this session, including a continued push towards land use reforms, creative approaches to affordable housing development, and efforts to strengthen accountability and protections. The commentary also includes a list of the 40 plus bills that we are currently tracking.

Read the full commentary here.

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